2. Ignore Current Position, Look At Current Form
Liverpool FC sitting anywhere near the bottom half of the table is unacceptable but to consider they have spent the whole season in the bottom half is acknowledgement of how big the changes are that Brendan is making at LFC. Rodgers makes no attempt to cover his desire to bring good football to Anfield. Much like that which he had the players at Swansea playing, where his efforts to emulate the Barcelona mentality lead to Swansea securing their place in the top flight for a further season. At Liverpool however Brendan Rodgers did not inherit a group that already played fluid possession lead football, he instead had the summer and early premier league games to introduce his more measured passing football as oppose to Liverpools previous more direct tactics. Dropping points was inevitable and these games should not be considered when assessing the new manager. The debacle of deadline day in the summer transfer window also left an already stretched squad looking very thin. Early games and squad problems aside, in recent weeks Liverpool while, not looking sensational have gone 8 games in the Premier League without loss currently sitting 5th in the form table. A three nil win at Anfield, which included a goal not scored by Suarez, would imply the revolution might be gathering momentum. With just over one month until the January transfer window where, Tom Werner has promised to strengthen the team, pressure might just be easing on the Liverpool Manager. An array of transfer targets have been mentioned but all are taken with a pinch of salt. Brendan Rodgers brought in the players that fit his philosophy in the summer and FSG want value so Liverpools movement in the window will be more measured then the January Transfer window of 2011. A proven, line leading striker will be first on the list though.